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Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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How many bones does an average adult have?

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206 bones

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has 80 total bones, composed of the skull, auditory ossicles, in the ear, hyoid bone, vertebral column and rib cage

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Axial Skeleton

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consists of the pectoral girdle and the upper limb bones and has a total of 126 bones

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Appendicular Skeleton

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4
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has 8 cranial vault and 14 bones in the face that sums up to 22 bones

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Skull

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5
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what consist of 2 parietal bones, 2 temporal bones, Occipital bone, Sphenoid bone, Ethmoid Bone, Frontal Bone

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8 Cranial bones in the skull

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6
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is when the parietal bones and occipital bone join together

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Lambdoid structure

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7
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is the union between temporal, parietal and the occipital bone

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Squamous suture

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8
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found in the frontal, ethmoid bones, maxillary-largest, sphenoid

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Paranal Sinuses (FEMS)

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9
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major entry and exit points for blood vessels that supply the brain

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foramen magnum

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10
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(shaped like a hammer), (shaped like an anvil), (shaped like a stirrup, smallest bone in the body)

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Malleus, Incus, Staples

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11
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is an unpaired, U-shaped bone not part of the skull but attached to the skull

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Hyoid bone

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12
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supports the weight of the head and trunk, protects spinal cord, provides a site for muscle attachment

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Vertebral Column

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13
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has 26 bones 7 cervical, 5 lumbar, 12 thoracic, 1 sacral, 1 coccygeal

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Vertebral Column

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14
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made up of your sternum and 12 ribs, 12 thoracic vertebrae

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Rib cage

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15
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protects the heart and lungs within the thorax and forms a semighrid

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Thoracic cage

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16
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“sword shape”, breastbone

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Sternum

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17
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“sword handle” (handle)

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Manubrium

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18
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“Blade” (body)

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Gladiolus

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19
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“sword tip”

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Xiphoid process

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20
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superior margin of the manubrium

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jugular notch

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21
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consists of two pairs of bones that attach the upper limb into the body

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Pectoral Girdle

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22
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composed of 8 carpal bones, short region between the forearm and the hand

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wrist

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23
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scaphoid lunate, triquetrum, pisiform

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proximal row

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24
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hamate, capitate, trapezoid, trapezium

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distal row

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25
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support the body and are essential for standing, walking and running

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lower limb

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26
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a ring of bone consisting of right and left hipbones and sacrum

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pelvic girdle

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27
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what bone consist of three bones which are Ilium, Ischium, Pubis

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Hip bone

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28
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superior portion of the ilium

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Iliac crest

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29
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part of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle

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leg

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30
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larger bone and supports 90% of the weight

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Tibia

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31
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bone that only supports 10% of the weight

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Fibula

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32
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has a total of 26 bones, 7 tarsal bones, 5 metatarsal and 14 phalanges

33
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when bones connect or join together

34
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these are seams found only between the bones of the skull

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fibrous joints

35
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slightly moveable type of fibrous joint

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syndesmosis

36
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specialized joints consisting of pegs that fit into sockets

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fibrous joints

37
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joints that are united by means of cartilage such as hyaline or fibrocartilage

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Cartilaginous Joints

38
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contain synovial fluid, allow considerable movement between articulating bones

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Synovial Joints

39
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-occurring around one-axis
-occurring around two-axis
-occurring around any axis

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Uniaxial
Biaxial
Multiaxial

40
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“gliding joint”

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plane joint

41
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consists of two saddled-shape articulating surfaces oriented at right angles to each other so that their complementary surfaces articulate

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saddle joint

42
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Uniaxial joint in which a convex cylinder in one bone is applied to a corresponding bone

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hinge joint

43
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joint that restricts movement to rotation around a single axis

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pivot joint

44
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consists of a ball (head) at the end of one bone

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ball and socket joint

45
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a modified ball-and-socket joint, articular surfaces are ellipsoid in shape

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ellipsoid joint

46
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connective tissue of the joint becomes less flexible and the rigidity increases the rate of wear the articulating joint

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aging on the joints

47
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decreases the angle of a joint

48
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increases the angle of a joint

49
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the foot is moving upwards

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dorsiflexion

50
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the foot is moving downwards

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plantar flexion

51
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away from the median plane

52
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towards the median plane

53
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medial and lateral rotations

54
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forearm faces down supination

55
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circular movement of the shoulder combination

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circumduction

56
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closing the mouth

57
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opening the mouth

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depression

58
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sticking the chin out

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protraction

59
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pulling the lower jaw backward

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retraction

60
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side to side of the mandible

61
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opposition and reposition

62
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what bone consist of these:
-humerus -radius -ulna -Clavicle -Metacarpals -Femur -Tibia -Fibula

63
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what bone consist of these:
-Carpal bones which are scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
-Tarsal bones which are calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform

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short bone

64
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what type of bone are in the cranial cavity, ribs, scapula, sternum

65
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Vertebra Facial Bones

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Irregular bone

66
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formation that occurs within connective tissue membranes

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Intramembranous Ossification

67
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type of bone formation that forms primarily in the bones of the skull

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Intramembranous Ossification

68
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osteoblasts line up on the surface of connective tissue fibers and begin depositing bone matrix to form trabeculae

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Intramembranous Ossification

69
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formation of bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicle

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Intramembranous Ossification

70
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formation that occurs inside hyaline cartilage

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Endochondral Ossification

71
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forms mostly in the remaining skeletal system

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Endochondral Ossification

72
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Chondrocytes increase in number –> cartilage model to increase in size –> cartilage matrix to become calcified –> osteoblasts start forming bone

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Endochondral Ossification

73
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Primary Ossification formation

74
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Secondary Ossification formation

75
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formation of bones in the upper limb, bones of the lower limb, pelvis and the vertebra

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Endochondral Ossification

76
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List the bones in the skull and how many are there:
-Cranial
-Facial bones

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Cranial there are a total of 8:
-2 parietal bones
-2 temporal bones
-1 frontal bone
-1 sphenoid bone
-1 ethmoid bone
-1 Occipital bone

Facial bones have a total of 14:
-2 Zygomatic bones
-2 Maxilla bones
-2 Palatine bones
-2 Lacrimal bones
-2 Nasal bones
-2 Inferior Nasal Conchae
-1 Mandible
-1 Vomer

77
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List the Auditory Ossicles and how many are there

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There are three bones
-Malleus
-incus
-Stapes

78
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List the rib cage bones and how many are there

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Rib cage has a total of 25 bones:
-1 sternum = breastbone
-Ribs have 12 in pairs so 24

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